Publications

My publication record demonstrates the empirical, theoretical, and multidisciplinary nature of my research. By publishing in a wide variety of top journals, I aim to reach a broader and more diverse audience.

Book

Social Organizations and the Authoritarian State in China, Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Reviews of the book

‘The mix of theory, detail, and insight make this an important book. Researchers of social movements, civil society, and authoritarianism as well as international donors and policy-makers will enjoy reading this book.’ Perspectives on Politics

‘Illuminating reading with rich data that deepens our understanding of state-society relations in contemporary China. It makes important contributions to scholarship on the roles of social organizations, not only in China, but also in authoritarian contexts in general.’ American Journal of Sociology

Referred journal articles

“The One-Child Policy, Eldercare, and LGB Chinese: A Social Policy Explanation for Family Pressure,” Journal of Homosexuality, forthcoming, available online in Firstview DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1422946 [Journal]

“The next trans-Atlantic frontier: Examining the impact of language choice on support for transgender policies in the UK and US,” with Leticia Bode, Atlantic Journal of Communication 26(4): 240-250. DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2018.1494178 [Journal]

Reprinted in a 2018 'virtual themed issue' by Development Policy Review highlighting some of the best China in Africa research in celebration of the upcoming Summit of the Forum of China-Africa Cooperation in September. All articles in the issue are free to download until November 2018.

“Same-sex Marriage in China? The Strategic Promulgation of a Progressive Policy and its Impact on LGBT Activism,” Review of International Studies, 37 (2011): 1313-1333. DOI: 10.1017/S026021051000080X [Journal]

Chapters in edited volumes

“Green Activism? Reassessing the Role of Environmental NGOs in China” with Jennifer L. Turner in State and Society Responses to Social Welfare Needs: Serving the People, eds. Jonathan Schwartz and Shawn Shieh (New York: Routledge, 2009)